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Irwin AN, Olson KL, Joline BR, et al. Challenges to publishing pharmacy resident research projects from the perspectives of residency program directors and residents. Pharm Pract (Granada). 2013;11(3):166-72doi: 10.4321/s1886-36552013000300007.
Irwin, A. N., Olson, K. L., Joline, B. R., Witt, D. M., & Patel, R. J. (2013). Challenges to publishing pharmacy resident research projects from the perspectives of residency program directors and residents. Pharmacy practice, 11(3), 166-72. https://doi.org/10.4321/s1886-36552013000300007
Irwin, Adriane N, et al. "Challenges to publishing pharmacy resident research projects from the perspectives of residency program directors and residents." Pharmacy practice vol. 11,3 (2013): 166-72. doi: https://doi.org/10.4321/s1886-36552013000300007
Irwin AN, Olson KL, Joline BR, Witt DM, Patel RJ. Challenges to publishing pharmacy resident research projects from the perspectives of residency program directors and residents. Pharm Pract (Granada). 2013 Jul;11(3):166-72. doi: 10.4321/s1886-36552013000300007. Epub 2013 Sep 20. PMID: 24223082; PMCID: PMC3809133.
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Pharm Pract (Granada). 2013 Jul;11(3):166-72. doi: 10.4321/s1886-36552013000300007. Epub 2013 Sep 20.

Challenges to publishing pharmacy resident research projects from the perspectives of residency program directors and residents.

Pharmacy practice

Adriane N Irwin, Kari L Olson, Brigitte R Joline, Daniel M Witt, Rachana J Patel

Affiliations

  1. Kaiser Permanente Colorado . Aurora, CO ( United States ).

PMID: 24223082 PMCID: PMC3809133 DOI: 10.4321/s1886-36552013000300007

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To identify barriers to completing and publishing pharmacy residency research projects from the perspective of program directors and former residents.

METHODS: This was a cross-sectional survey of pharmacy residency program directors and former post-graduate year one and two residents. Directors of pharmacy residency programs whose residents present their projects at the Western States Conference (n=216) were invited to complete an online survey and asked to forward the survey to former residents of their program in 2009, 2010, or 2011. The survey focused on four broad areas: 1) demographic characteristics of the residency programs, directors, and residents; 2) perceived value of the research project; 3) perceived barriers with various stages of research; and 4) self-identified barriers to successful research project completion and publication.

RESULTS: A total of 32 program directors and 98 residents completed the survey. The minority of programs offered formal residency research training. Both groups reported value in the research project as part of residency training. Significantly more directors reported obtaining institutional review board approval and working through the publication process as barriers to the research project (46.7% vs. 22.6% and 73.3% vs. 43.0%, respectively p<0.05) while residents were more likely to report collecting and analyzing the data as barriers (34.4% vs. 13.3% and 39.8% vs. 20.0%, respectively, p<0.05). Both groups self-identified time constraints and limitations in study design or quality of the study as barriers. However, while program directors also indicated lack of resident motivation (65.5%), residents reported lack of mentorship or program structural issues (43.3%).

CONCLUSIONS: Overall, while both groups found value in the residency research projects, there were barriers identified by both groups. The results of this study may provide areas of opportunity for improving the quality and publication rates of resident research projects.

Keywords: Education, Pharmacy, Graduate; Internship, Nonmedical; Pharmacists; Publishing; Research; United States

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